Lamar Johnson career batting average

.287Career Regular Season

Lamar Johnson has a career batting average of .287 over 9 regular seasons.

1974 to 1982
1974: .345.345741975: .2001976: .3201977: .3021978: .2731979: .3091980: .2771981: .2761982: .25982
Lamar Johnson career batting average, season by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.OBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches.SLG: Total bases per at-bat, so a home run counts four times a single.OPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory.
1974CHW1029110020.345.333.345.678
1975CHW83026110.200.226.400.626
1976CHW8222229714332.320.372.432.805
1977CHW1183745211318651.302.342.505.847
1978CHW148498521368726.273.329.376.705
1979CHW1334796014812748.309.363.449.812
1980CHW1475415115013812.277.331.409.740
1981CHW4113410371150.276.298.351.649
1982TEX10532437847383.259.326.358.684

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · SLG · OPS

  • Best season on file: .345 in 1974.
  • Most recent: .259 in 1982.

Average of 9 regular seasons, 1974 through 1982. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on November 4, 2026.

Lamar Johnson, 1982 regular season

GP
105
AB
324
R
37
H
84
HR
7
RBI
38
SB
3
AVG
.259